canvine Reviews

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)

Fabulous, emotional and inspiring

[9/10 · 23 May 2023]

What a beautiful story. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and so much more than the other Bridgerton series'.

The acting was brilliant and I was completely emerged in the story. I thought they tackled the race element very well, only hinting at it, rather than making it central to the story. It's about time that black characters can have a story that isn't all about race, especially in a period drama.

It is not historically correct by any stretch of the imagination, but if you go into it with that knowledge then you will get so much more out of it. Watch it as if it is a brand new story. I cried at the end, it was better than I could ever imagine.

Snakes on a Plane (2006)

What planet is everyone on?

[1/10 · 19 November 2006]

Perhaps I am the strange one, but I thought this film was terrible. I cannot see what was enjoyable about the film, unless of course they were trying to make it so awful that it made it funny. I did find myself laughing at the corniness in a few places, but overall it was just painful to watch! Samuel L Jackson has sold out his cool persona in the worst way possible in my opinion. He just made the film seem more out of place. I would expect an unknown lead in a film of this poor quality. The only good thing about the film was the special effects, but the fact that they involved unbelievable killer snakes took away any enjoyment of this. To top it all off, the pathetic attempt at shock factor (the snakes attacking rude or bizarre body parts) was laughable and I honestly couldn't care a less whether anyone survived.

I would appreciate it if someone could explain why this was given such a high score - I imagine it must be the same people who voted for the film Gerry!

Gerry (2002)

The most boring film in the world?

[4 December 2003]

At first this seemed like a normal film, if a little slow. I began to worry when after 20 minutes nothing had been said and nothing significant had happened. There were three instances where something actually happened. The other 90 minutes consisted of the 2 characters walking in silence and occasionally, just to spice things up a bit, they would stop and rest. Considering the predicament they were in, (I won't reveal it in case there are some crazy people out there that want to watch it) they rarely showed any signs of emotion, which could have made the film a little more interesting.

On the positive side, I found it very amusing after 30 minutes and still nothing was happening. It was more amusing after 45 minutes. I then started to get bored. I found that fast forwarding the DVD on the fastest speed made the film look normal, but unfortunately, you lose any sound (not that they say anything).

I dare anyone to rise to the challenge of watching this film all the way through without fast forwarding it. If you can manage that, perhaps you could try the directors cut!!!